Lyra Constellation

Lyra constellation lies in the northern sky. Lyra was often represented on star maps as a vulture or an eagle carrying a lyre, and hence is sometimes referred to as Vultur Cadens or Aquila Cadens ("Falling Vulture"or "Falling Eagle"), We really want the starry lit skies back...so done with these cloudy ones.

Lyra is a small constellation, 52nd in size, occupying an area of 286 square degrees.

Lyra contains Vega, the fifth brightest star in the sky and second brightest star in the northern hemisphere, it belongs to the Hercules family of constellations, along with Aquila, Ara, Centaurus, Corona Australis, Corvus, Crater, Crux, Cygnus, Hercules, Hydra, Lupus, Ophiuchus, Sagitta, Scutum, Sextans, Serpens, Triangulum Australe and Vulpecula.

Vega, forms a corner of the famed Summer Triangle asterism. The defining vertices of this imaginary triangle are at Altair, Deneb, and Vega, each of which is the brightest star of its constellation (Aquila, Cygnus, and Lyra, respectively).